An Air National Guard plane at Berry Field with “TENN-ANG” identifier on the plane’s body. This photo was taken circa 1950 near one of the hangars. Named in honor of Colonel Harry S. Berry, state administrator of the WPA, Berry Field consisted of...

An Air National Guard hangar at Nashville’s Berry Field circa 1950. Named in honor of Colonel Harry S. Berry, state administrator of the WPA, Berry Field consisted of a terminal building, two hangars, a 4,000-foot concrete runway and a flashing...

An aviation hangar at Berry Field airport in Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1950. Named in honor of Colonel Harry S. Berry, state administrator of the WPA, Berry Field consisted of a terminal building, two hangars, a 4,000-foot concrete runway and a...

An aviation hangar at Berry Field airport in Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1950. Named in honor of Colonel Harry S. Berry, state administrator of the WPA, Berry Field consisted of a terminal building, two hangars, a 4,000-foot concrete runway and a...

An aviation hangar at Berry Field airport in Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1950. Named in honor of Colonel Harry S. Berry, state administrator of the WPA, Berry Field consisted of a terminal building, two hangars, a 4,000-foot concrete runway and a...

An aviation hangar at Berry Field airport in Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1950. Named in honor of Colonel Harry S. Berry, state administrator of the WPA, Berry Field consisted of a terminal building, two hangars, a 4,000-foot concrete runway and a...

An aviation hangar at Berry Field airport in Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1950. Named in honor of Colonel Harry S. Berry, state administrator of the WPA, Berry Field consisted of a terminal building, two hangars, a 4,000-foot concrete runway and a...

Photograph of soldiers in uniform, most with their backs towards the camera, gathered around a kneeling camel. One soldier appears to be mounting or dismounting the camel, assisted by a man in a turban. Morris Levine is at far right. Morris Levine...

Unidentified passengers aboard a Capitol Airways flight, circa 1960s. Several persons on that trip were wearing buttons that read: “Litton Rand Official.” Capitol Airways was founded in 1946 and ended operations in 1982. The airline was also...

A scene from a Capitol Airways flight to California, circa 1960s. Several persons on that trip were wearing buttons that read: “Litton Rand Official.” Capitol Airways was founded in 1946 and ended operations in 1982. The airline was also known...

Unidentified passengers aboard a Capitol Airways flight to California, circa 1960s. Several persons on that trip were wearing buttons that read: “Litton Rand Official.” Capitol Airways was founded in 1946 and ended operations in 1982. The...

An unidentified flight attendant serving refreshments aboard a Capitol Airways flight to California, circa 1960s. Several persons on that trip were wearing buttons that read: “Litton Rand Official.” Capitol Airways was founded in 1946 and ended...

Unidentified pilots in the cockpit of a Capitol Airways flight to California, circa 1960s. Several persons on that trip were wearing buttons that read: “Litton Rand Official.” Capitol Airways was founded in 1946 and ended operations in 1982. The...

An unidentified woman on board a Capitol Airways flight to California, circa 1960s. Several persons on that trip were wearing buttons that read: “Litton Rand Official.” Capitol Airways was founded in 1946 and ended operations in 1982. The...

A scene from a Capitol Airways flight to California, circa 1960s. Several persons on that trip were wearing buttons that read: “Litton Rand Official.” Capitol Airways was founded in 1946 and ended operations in 1982. The airline was also known...

An aviation hangar of Capitol Airways, Inc., at Berry Field airport in Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1950. The sign also refers to Beechcraft sales and service. Capitol Airways was founded in 1946 and ended operations in 1982; they were also known...

A photograph of Danny Davenport with the National Guard captain who provided emergency supplies when the Davenports’ neighborhood in Ashland City was surrounded by water during the May 2010 flood.
Forms part of the Nashville Room Flood 2010...

An excerpt from an oral history interview with Gilbert S. Fox, conducted on 1 March 2004 by Robert P. Richardson as part of the Nashville Public Library's Veterans History Project. Fox, an Executive Officer on board LSM-80 in the US Navy during...

An excerpt from an oral history interview with Roger DuVal Baskette, Sr., conducted on 3 February 2003 by Robert P. Richardson as part of the Nashville Public Library's Veterans History Project. Baskette, a gunner in the 90th Chemical Mortar...